Larry Bush: Turtle Creek's Joe Bostic playing well

Joe Bostic, head professional at the Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta, has been playing well in South Florida PGA Section events at the start of the summer season.

He was a big contributor for the victorious Southeast Chapter in the 18th annual Nelson Cup matches at the Santa Lucia River Club in Port St. Lucie.

He paired with Jimmy Buell, an assistant at CC at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, to tie for third, one shot out of a playoff for the title in the 11th annual Senior-Junior at the Links @ Boynton Beach.

Bostic won four of a possible six points in both singles and team play. Southeast totaled 77 points, the Southwest Chapter got 51 and the Southern Chapter had 33. Overall, the Southeast has 6 wins, Southwest 9 and Southern 3.

Alan Morin of Lake Worth and John Wade of Fort Myers were unbeaten in both divisions, each earning the maximum 12 points. Morin paired with Rod Curl Jr. of Palm City, Wade with Scott Richardson of Naples. Also winning six points were Chris Toulson and Keith Burt, Southern, teams; and Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens for the Southeast in singles.

At the Senior-Junior, Divot the Clown, aka Kevin Compare, and Terga won for the second time in three years, beating Gene Fieger and Justin Bertsch of Naples on the second extra hole after they tied at 62. Bostic and Buell were among seven teams with 63.

Child and Family Connections, the county’s lead agency responsible for more than 900 foster children currently living in “out of home” care, will benefit from a tournament Saturday at the Golf & Racquet Club at Eastpointe. Uncle Mick’s Bar and Grill on Indiantown Road will host the awards dinner and “Chinese Auction” after the golf. The CFC is charged with coordination and oversight of foster care and related services to ensure the safety and security of its children and families. For information and entry, go to www.cfcpbc.org.

There were no contestants from North County in the 31st annual Ladies Spring Invitational Four-Ball at Palm Beach Polo, hence no prize winners. The championship flight winners were Diane Lang of Weston and Mary Jane Hiestand of Naples by 5 and 4 over Taffy Brower and Alexa Hammer of Boynton Beach. Lang won with Tiffany Chudy in 2004, Brower with Pat Milton in ‘03. Lang has also won the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship three times.

With the passing of Joseph “Bud” Lewis, Errie Ball of Willoughby CC, Stuart, is the oldest living member of the PGA of America. He turned 101 last Nov.14, less than two weeks after being inducted into the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame. Lewis died Nov. 22, 2011, at the age of 103 in the Philadelphia area. He was elected to PGA membership May 13, 1931, Ball on June 20, 1931.

Tim Jackson of Germantown, Tenn., and Brady Exber of Las Vegas, Nev., were the winners in the 18th annual George L. Coleman Invitational at Seminole GC in Juno Beach. Jackson won the mid-amateur division at two over par 218, Exber the seniors flight with par 216 despite a 76 the final round. Stephen Anderson of Hobe Sound was the only local player with a top 10 finish. He tied for sixth with the mid-amateurs on 222.

Indeco Golf Service of Tequesta, Andre Bourassa owner-president, which lists developer and golf project management on its resume, has become an independent affiliate of the Golf Course Builders Association of America, which has grown from 10 members in 1971 to 375 at the end of 2011.

American Honda has agreed to a four-year extension of its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic at PGA National, which began in 1982 at Inverrary CC in Lauderhill.

And Greg O’Mahony of Tequesta won the Southern California Classic on the Golfweek National Pro Tour.